U+16845 "ð–¡…" Bamum Letter Phase-A Nggen Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+16845 "ð–¡…" Bamum Letter Phase-A Nggen is a glyph from the Bamum script, an innovative writing system created in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by Sultan Ibrahim Njoya of the Bamum Kingdom in present-day Cameroon. This specific letter, part of the script's initial Phase-A development, represents a syllabic character used to transcribe the Bamum language, which belongs to the Grassfields Bantu language family. The Bamum script underwent several revisions, and Phase-A reflects one of its earliest forms before later simplifications, making this character a valuable artifact for historical linguistics and the study of African writing systems. Digitized in Unicode version 6.0, it helps preserve and digitally support this culturally significant script for modern use.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𖡅 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𖡅 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x96 0xA1 0x85 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD81A 0xDC45 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00016845 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud81a\udc45 |
Unicode Properties